Thursday 17 February 2028 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4611:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 23:4211:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:3310:33 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:193:19 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3811:38 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:422:42 PM | 16:214:21 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 26:182:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |